The Gospel of Thomas

This guy is the best scholar I have every come across. He has no axe to grind and is very chilled out.

Love the speaker’s style. Low key. Humble. No agenda. Yet very knowledgeable. I trust everything he says.

Wonderful lecture on the Gospel of Thomas. The one thing I couldn't help but notice which I think was lost on the presenter was the idea of Thomas as a Twin. It's was not meant to be literal. It implies that Thomas has understood the teachings and transcended, and thus has become like Jesus.

Thomas 114 gives full equality to women, if they want it. It's the first document ever written by a human that does that. It was easily the most shocking thing to the ears of first century listeners. That alone makes it the most amazing document in the history of human religion. The historical Jesus, in Thomas, was dead right about absolutely everything.

Since I can't go to church during the pandemic, this channel is the next best thing

John Hamer is the world’s best teacher.

John and Thomas disagreed; but they were clearly members of the same club. I notice how the prologue to the gospel of John (John 1:1-5) can be all but seamlessly interwoven with Thomas' saying #77. It makes for a pretty smooth read. When I read this interwoven version, I can't fail to recognize a kindred spirit animating both authors. John begins: In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God. Jesus in Thomas #77 responds: I am the light that is over all things. I am all. John continues: Through him all things were made and without him was not anything made that was made. Jesus in Thomas #77 responds: From me, all has come forth, and to me all has reached. John continues: In him was life; and the life was the light of men. His light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Jesus in Thomas #77 brings closure: Split a piece of wood; I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there. This makes it appear that the two were once very close, and I imagine a very bitter split happening at some point. They just could never come to agree regarding which was more important – history or the present moment. Hmmmmm..... Neil Hundtoft

This was a great presentation. Thank you for going through the effort of the study and sharing so many quotes and the context behind all of this.

Thank you, Pastor John for your very illuminating lesson!

I absolutely love your lectures, thank you. I have always gravitated toward the gnostic view of Christianity.

Another amazing lecture John! Best of YouTube.

I need to point out, I think the world of John and have learned a lot from his wonderful lectures, and am grateful for his wisdom and humanity. I just feel strongly about the Gospel of Thomas. Don't mean to be caustic, just kinda' turns out that way.

I thought this was excellently presented in a very balanced way, not pushing for any particular view or approach. You presented multiple sides and opinions and left it to us to decide how each of us might view the Gospel of Thomas and how it fits into the whole picture. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I might add, though very cautious at first, if not skeptical, and though there are things hard to wrap your head around, there were outstanding statements not found anywhere else which proved to come back to me over and over again. And as I pondered and meditated on them, they drew me in, bringing much insight into the inner light and Kingdom of God within - the realm of the Divine, and our opportunity for connection and union therein.

This is wild. Learning about Thomas 77 it reminded me of this: "I'll be all around in the dark. I'll be everywhere. Wherever you can look—wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there. I'll be in the way guys yell when they're mad. I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's ready, and when the people are eatin' the stuff they raise and livin' in the houses they build, I'll be there, too." ~ Tom Joad, Grapes of Wrath.

Love your insights! If you could work on getting the audio level up it would be great!

that was a photo of elton john .. not billy joel the artist who performed Piano Man.. but great point about ballads

I greatly enjoyed this presentation. Thank you for sharing it with us!

The saying “For many of the first will be last, and will become a single one” explains what happens to a soul that has not come to ‘life’. It is absorbed into the whole, the Source, it ‘tastes death’. This energy (soul) becomes something else. Yeshua (Jesus) explains that people (many of the first), who are enamoured of wealth & power in this life, are at risk of being separated from the Holy Spirit, which links the ‘living’ Spirit to the Source (Father). I bow to the divine in you 🙏🏼

I read this profound spiritual truth saying somewhere 'if we die before we die then we never die at all'

I wanna see a more in depth review of whether Thomas could actually BE Q? Maybe a modified version like the philosophical texts? But that would explain why it "combines" as well as is missing some additions.